It’s great to see Koby doing so well since he’s had to hack his way through both minor league pitching and the haters at his young age. He’s tough and he WILL be at Minute Maid in the future. Way to go Koby!!!

I have to echo your sentiment about Koby keeping his head up and continuing to just play ball. With all the negative press surrounding his dad over the last couple of seasons and his own struggles on the diamond, it would be really easy for him to lose focus or to lash out against the fans and media. Instead, he kept his nose to the grindstone and has forced his way back into the conversation of pro prospeects in the Astros organization.

Then why is being left to anguish in Lancaster? I would think his numbers should have earned him a promo to Lexington, or how about CC, and move Castro up to RR. This last comment would be perfect at the end of this week as September call-ups begin. The big club HAS to know what they have, and since Castro is the future behind the plate, Towles will need some more MLB expereince. If he would perform close to what he did a couple years ago, he would be a very nice component in a trade.

Are they looking to keep Koby behind the plate? Do you think he’d be more suitable at one of the corner infield positions? I know it’s only A ball, but those are some impressive numbers. Any chance we see him at Corpus when Castro gets his promotion?

“Well, I’m hoping that we do make a big splash in the offseason and go out and put a good competing team on the field next year,” he said. “I signed here for five years to win. I didn’t sign here to be mediocre. We’ll see how it works this offseason.”

Youre absolutely right, he doesnt get the respect he deserves. BA has never had him on their Hot Sheet, I have a feeling its because hes found his footing in Lancaster, a bandbox. But, hes found it. Now, Castro IS our future Catcher, I say we move Clemens to 3B permanently.

I don’t understand why he wasn’t promoted 2 or 3 weeks ago to Corpus. He was up earlier in the year as a catcher, but I understand he’s been playing some outfield and infield at get more at bats. Check out his numbers with runners in scoring position. He’s hitting like .450 with a bunch of RBI’s. Whatever he’s doing, its working.